Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)

1630-40

Type: bust/head
Medium: Marble on variegated black marble socle
Dimensions: 40.5 × 33 × 29 cm (15 7/8 × 13 × 11 3/8 in.)
Credit: From the collection of the estate of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe; purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Harold T. Martin through the Antiquarian Society; Major Acquisitions Centennial Endowment; through prior gift of Arthur Rubloff; European Decorative Arts Purchase Fund

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